Working with CDI

It has been a rewarding experience to help so many companies over the past ten years, and in many ways we feel that all digital imaging users are part of a growing community. CDI plays an important role within this community acting as a liaison between the users and the product manufacturers.

Working with CDI is a very straight forward process.

		Clients contact us with specific requests (email us). We discuss the issues via phone or email, and in most cases we will arrange to meet in person to gather more information.
		After this initial meeting we will deliver a written estimate and project timeline. For complex projects, our proposal may include a fee-based needs analysis phase that will result in a comprehensive overview of the project and an implementation plan. While CDI has developed a client list of leading corporations, cultural institutions, and creative professionals, our quotes are based on the individual work required to solve your imaging problems based on our day rate.
		We have become know in the industry for being extremely accurate on our cost estimates. With our experience over the past decade we can deliver a solution on time and within your budget. Many consulting companies have tried to create “canned” one size fits all techniques to solve any and all problems. We have found that in reality every company is unique- even in the same vertical market.
		We prefer to help customers get to the root of imaging problems by using industry standard tools. We combine this with individualized documentation and training to insure that customers own the solution at the completion of a project.

To explore how we can help you, click on the links below for more information:

• Imaging problems and scenarios that may sound familiar to you.
• The types of clients CDI works with.

Do some of these scenarios sound familiar?

Is your investment in digital imaging equipment and solutions paying off?
"We took the advice of the salespeople, invested in digital imaging, we went to numerous seminars, and we still have not realized the promised results. It’s difficult to resolve problems because each manufacturer blames the other and they all seem to say our two-year-old investment is outdated and we need to upgrade! It seems no one is out for the customer anymore… we need a game plan." More information >>

Do you need a cohesive and safe storage and backup strategy?
"We have been using digital imaging for several years now in our company. Originally we carefully stored our images on CD ROMs, then we switched to DVD ROMs, and now we have numerous external hard drives sprawled across our desktop. We are concerned about our storage and backup methods; it seems that we can’t keep up with the growth of our digital files. Our equipment vendor suggests that we purchase a RAID storage system, but they do not give us much confidence when it comes to helping us develop a storage and backup strategy. If we make this kind of investment, we need a game plan and the proper guidance." More information >>

Are you spending more time tracking files than creating new content?
"Our company is large, and our departments all use digital images. We have a network and we have an elaborate folder structure for jobs and projects, but we have big problems with finding specific files and the proper versions of files. It seems that we spend more time tracking files than creating new content. There has to be a better way to organize our shared resources." More information >>

Do you need a way to ensure accurate color between your design firm, photographer and printer?
"We are a national product manufacturer that produces packaging and marketing materials. We have had big problems with managing color between our design firm, ad agency, photographers and printers. Each shop claims to be color managed, but we see different color shifts across the delivered proofs from these different vendors. Whose color is the right color, and how do we sort out this problem in a cost effective way?" More information >>

Looking to become standards based in your digital imaging solutions?
"Our museum does not have a formal photo studio, but images play an obviously critical role for our institution. We have some desktop film and flatbed scanners and we use outside vendors to provide photography. We are concerned that the images we create today are as high quality as the work created by the larger cultural institutions. We try to keep on top of the latest trends via list serves and conferences, but frankly it is difficult to sort out the complex technical issues in regard to our specific needs. Our goal is to become standards based." More information >>

What type of clients does CDI work with?

Typically, our clients share the following characteristics... if you possess these characteristics, we may be a good fit to work together for solutions to your digital imaging needs.

For more information about how CDI can provide a custom tailored solution to meet your digital imaging needs, please give us a call at 1-866-782-3274 or email us.

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